Background
Udomchoke, Danai was born on August 11, 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Udomchoke, Danai was born on August 11, 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and is coached by January Stoce. He is sponsored by Dunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel. His career-best ranking is World Number.
77 on 29 January 2007.
Udomchoke made his debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam in 2004 when he qualified for the United States Open. He lost to Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets.
One of Udomchoke"s highest profile matches was his 2006 Australian Open 1st round match against Number. 3 seed David Nalbandian.
After starting out slowly, Udomchoke shocked Nalbandian by winning the third and fourth sets.
However, his energy soon wore down, and despite pushing the World Number. 3 to five sets, Udomchoke lost 2–6, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6, 1–6. In the 2007 Australian Open, Udomchoke advanced to the third round, losing to 14th-seeded Novak Djoković after defeating 24th-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Udomchoke qualified for Wimbledon in 2007 and was defeated in the second round by Andy Roddick.
Current till 2014 Australian Open.